Category Archives: Windows 7

Managing WSUS from a Non-Domain Member

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

I run a lot of test machines in my home office network and rely on WSUS. However, my primary desktop is a stand alone system, that is not a domain member. This has always meant that I needed a remote … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun Virtual Demos

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

I’ve been prepping my demo scripts for Techmentor using the ubiquitous Start-Demo, and realized I could take things further. I mean, why do I have to do all the talking? Windows 7 has a terrific text to speech engine so … Continue reading →

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New Event Report Revised

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jeffery Hicks

Last year I posted an update to an old Mr. Roboto script that was an update to an even older VBScript. Still with me? My last revision leveraged the new Get-WinEvent cmdlet to create an HTML report of recent error … Continue reading →

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Friday the 13 Script Blocks

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

In celebration of Friday the 13th and to help ward off any triskaidekaphobia I thought I’d offer up 13 PowerShell scriptblocks. These are scriptblocks that might solve a legitimate business need like finding how long a server has been running … Continue reading →

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Windows Update Module

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jeffery Hicks

I don’t have a large environment to manage, but I do have a number of test boxes I try to keep up date using Windows Software Update Server (WSUS). Occasionally I’ve needed to manage things client-side. Unfortunately, there aren’t a … Continue reading →

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